Fall 2026
Course Listings
AFS3930 - Special Topics in African Studies: Intro to African Politics
Selected variable topics in African Studies.
Prereq: Junior standing or higher or AFS 2002 with minimum grade of C.
Class #21100
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Nicholas Kerr
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: African Studies
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Selected variable topics in African Studies.
Prereq: Junior standing or higher or AFS 2002 with minimum grade of C.
AFS3930 - Special Topics in African Studies: Africa Since 1800
Selected variable topics in African Studies.
Prereq: Junior standing or higher or AFS 2002 with minimum grade of C.
Class #21686
EEP Eligible
Instructor: TBA
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: African Studies
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Selected variable topics in African Studies.
Prereq: Junior standing or higher or AFS 2002 with minimum grade of C.
AFS3930 - Special Topics in African Studies: AFRICA TODAY
Selected variable topics in African Studies.
Prereq: Junior standing or higher or AFS 2002 with minimum grade of C.
Class #27540
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Agness Leslie
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: African Studies
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Selected variable topics in African Studies.
Prereq: Junior standing or higher or AFS 2002 with minimum grade of C.
AFS3930 - Special Topics in African Studies: African Environmental History
Selected variable topics in African Studies.
Prereq: Junior standing or higher or AFS 2002 with minimum grade of C.
Class #27541
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Miles Larmer
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: African Studies
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Selected variable topics in African Studies.
Prereq: Junior standing or higher or AFS 2002 with minimum grade of C.
AFS3930 - Special Topics in African Studies: Intro to African Archaeology
Selected variable topics in African Studies.
Prereq: Junior standing or higher or AFS 2002 with minimum grade of C.
Class #27786
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Katherine Grillo
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: African Studies
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Selected variable topics in African Studies.
Prereq: Junior standing or higher or AFS 2002 with minimum grade of C.
AFS4330 - Women and Politics in Africa
Introduces historical and contemporary roles of women in African political systems, from local to national governance.
Prereq: (6 credits from AFS 2002 or HUM 2420 or HUM 2424 or AFH 2000) or (junior standing).
Class #27580
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Agness Leslie
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: African Studies
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Introduces historical and contemporary roles of women in African political systems, from local to national governance.
Prereq: (6 credits from AFS 2002 or HUM 2420 or HUM 2424 or AFH 2000) or (junior standing).
AFS4935 - African Studies Interdisciplinary Seminar: Migration and Borders
Seminar on a selected interdisciplinary theme.
Can be repeated with a change in content up to 9 credits. Prereq: junior or senior standing, or instructor permission.
Class #18285
EEP Eligible
Instructor: TBA
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: African Studies
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Seminar on a selected interdisciplinary theme.
Can be repeated with a change in content up to 9 credits. Prereq: junior or senior standing, or instructor permission.
AFS4935 - African Studies Interdisciplinary Seminar: Children & Youth in Glbl South
Seminar on a selected interdisciplinary theme.
Can be repeated with a change in content up to 9 credits. Prereq: junior or senior standing, or instructor permission.
Class #27316
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Renata Serra
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: African Studies
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Seminar on a selected interdisciplinary theme.
Can be repeated with a change in content up to 9 credits. Prereq: junior or senior standing, or instructor permission.
AFS4935 - African Studies Interdisciplinary Seminar: Politics & Armed Forces
Seminar on a selected interdisciplinary theme.
Can be repeated with a change in content up to 9 credits. Prereq: junior or senior standing, or instructor permission.
Class #27542
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Sebastian Elischer
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: African Studies
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Seminar on a selected interdisciplinary theme.
Can be repeated with a change in content up to 9 credits. Prereq: junior or senior standing, or instructor permission.
AFS6303 - Development Administration
This course for Master of Sustainable Development Practice (MDP) students and others addresses specific tools, processes and concepts linked to the praxis of Development Administration that MDP graduates should be familiar with before embarking on their careers in sustainable development.
Class #17779
EEP Eligible
Instructor: TBA
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: African Studies
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
This course for Master of Sustainable Development Practice (MDP) students and others addresses specific tools, processes and concepts linked to the praxis of Development Administration that MDP graduates should be familiar with before embarking on their careers in sustainable development.
AFS6305 - Development Theory and Practice Intro
Introducing the basic core competencies and practical skills required of a development practitioner. It differs from other development courses at UF by uniquely focusing on the inter-relationship between management, health, natural and social sciences in African development contexts and by emphasizing both theory and practice.
Class #18339
EEP Eligible
Instructor: TBA
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: African Studies
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Introducing the basic core competencies and practical skills required of a development practitioner. It differs from other development courses at UF by uniquely focusing on the inter-relationship between management, health, natural and social sciences in African development contexts and by emphasizing both theory and practice.
AFS6346 - Conservation and Development Practicum
Gain competence in applied, professional work in development practice through a guided analysis of the information generated during Master of Sustainable Development Practice field practicums, and in the interpretation of results, linking findings across disciplines and scales.
Class #17781
EEP Eligible
Instructor: TBA
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: African Studies
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Gain competence in applied, professional work in development practice through a guided analysis of the information generated during Master of Sustainable Development Practice field practicums, and in the interpretation of results, linking findings across disciplines and scales.
AFS6905 - Individual Work in African Studies: Migration and Borders
Individual Work in African Studies
Class #18273
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Instructor: TBA
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 1-3
Department: African Studies
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Individual Work in African Studies
AFS6905 - Individual Work in African Studies: GRAD: Intermediate Swahili 1
Individual Work in African Studies
Class #21668
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Instructor: TBA
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: African Studies
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Individual Work in African Studies
AFS6905 - Individual Work in African Studies: GRAD: Advance Swahili 1
Individual Work in African Studies
Class #21669
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Instructor: TBA
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: African Studies
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Individual Work in African Studies
AFS6905 - Individual Work in African Studies: GRAD: Beginning Swahili 1
Individual Work in African Studies
Class #21670
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Instructor: TBA
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: African Studies
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Individual Work in African Studies
AFS6905 - Individual Work in African Studies: Sahel Seminar 2
Individual Work in African Studies
Class #21671
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Instructor: TBA
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 1-3
Department: African Studies
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Individual Work in African Studies
AFS6905 - Individual Work in African Studies: Children & Youth in Glbl South
Individual Work in African Studies
Class #27317
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Instructor: Renata Serra
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: African Studies
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Individual Work in African Studies
AFS6905 - Individual Work in African Studies: Saharan Imaginaries
Individual Work in African Studies
Class #27543
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Instructor: Fiona McLaughlin
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: African Studies
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Individual Work in African Studies
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